When disaster strikes, we adopt a “first in, last out” approach. We first reach survivors with life-saving aid to meet their immediate needs and then stay for the long-term to support their recovery and rebuilding.
On 2 March 2026, renewed hostilities erupted across Lebanon — airstrikes hitting Beirut, Bekaa, Baalbek-Hermel, and the south. More than 83,000 people were forced to flee overnight, including 9,000 children — many of whom have already lived through repeated cycles of conflict and displacement.
If the fundraising target is reached, any surplus will be directed to the next emergency relief effort.
World Vision responds to two main types of disaster:
In large responses, World Vision coordinates with other aid agencies to avoid duplication and make sure there are no gaps in the response.
Your support will help us respond rapidly to save lives and protect children affected by disasters.
With staff members in nearly 100 countries, pre-positioned relief items and trained response teams, we respond to disasters speedily and effectively. We are on the ground before, during and after a disaster to help children and families not just cope, but thrive with dignity.
Relief | After a disaster, World Vision’s priority is to save lives. We distribute aid to meet basic needs like clean water, food and non-food items. To help children heal and provide them with psychosocial support, we set up Child-Friendly Spaces where children can play, learn, make friends, develop routines and feel safe.
Recovery | In the initial years after the disaster, we partner with relevant stakeholders to provide educational opportunities for children, ensure the availability of basic healthcare and clean water, and re-establish family livelihoods to improve their access to sustainable food sources.
Rehabilitation | For the next couple of years, we help communities return to pre-disaster conditions or better, train and empower them to increase and diversify their incomes, and support sustainable development projects such as improved water systems, nutritional practices and healthcare facilities.
Tensions along the Thailand-Cambodia border that re-escalated on 9 December 2025 have forced Cambodians to flee their homes at an unprecedented scale and speed, many with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Half a million are displaced and more than a thousand schools are closed. World Vision is on the ground delivering life-saving aid and child protection support.
On 28 March 2025, a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar at 12:50 PM local time, followed by a 6.4 aftershock. The quake destroyed homes, hospitals, and...
As the conflict in Ukraine rages, World Vision is mobilising in the region to provide emergency supplies and assistance for children and families...
With decades of war, displacement and now a sudden change of rule compounded by COVID-19 and the massive food insecurity, children...
Over 500,000 people have fled to Bangladesh after violence erupted in Myanmar’s Rakhine State on 25 August 2017. Many of these refugees...
The conflict in Syria has dragged on for ten years, turning the country into one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a child. Since the start of...
At World Vision, we seek to ensure that all resources entrusted to us are used as efficiently and effectively as possible. In rare cases where donations exceed what is needed, or where local conditions prevent programme implementation, World Vision will redirect funds to equally important programmes that help children and families in need.
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